TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, cast large tin coin (49.96g), Robinson—, Phayre-Plate III.3 (obverse only), 69mm, mythical hintha bird facing right, with long tail rising above, extra feathers along its back, and holding a 9-leaf branch in its beak // Burmese ta-weh (for the city of Dawei in Tenasserim Province), incredibly well made and preserved, undoubtedly the finest known example, AU, RRR. The reverse was published and the legend read by Elizabeth Moore, "Dawei Buddhist culture: a hybrid borderland," in Myanmar Historical Research Journal, vol. 21 (June 2011).
Price realized | 950 USD |
Starting price | 500 USD |
Estimate | 800 USD |